This article is pretty long, but it explains issues with always online, and also has a story about a Microsoft developer saying that we should deal with it since "everything is always on." That acts like a complete dick to someone who argues with him and makes valid points.

http://www.gamesradar.com/would-we-be-r ... ways-xbox/

All those stats and information isn't necessary. The basic gist of it is, if you're playing a single-player game on an "always-on" console, all the internet connection affects is whether you can play it or not. It doesn't enhance the gameplay, it doesn't do anything an offline console couldn't do, so it shouldn't be required.